Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-21

day.
e. Webb is now receiving anoth-
er nice lot of clothing and can fit
men or boys. Come and see-he will
not be undersold.
Judge Magness takes the blue
ribbon on lettuce. He presented the
STANDARD with a head today which
measured IA inches across.
Just call and see for yourself that
Hoodenpyl Bros. have the incest
show case of fancy candies in the
city.
Remember the ice cream and
strawberry supper at the G. P. church
tonight (Friday), and don't fail to
attend.
All Of the Irish potato patches in
town are badly afflicted with bugs,
which are supposed to be the genu-
inc type of Colorado potato beetle.
MIR. Ed. Harwell and sister, Miss
Lula, went to Smithville last Sunday
evening. Miss Lula will remain
there for some days visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Tyree.
Mrs. S. a. Savage, of Altamont,
is here visiting her neice, Mrs. A.
Nunnelly, and will leave on Monday
or Tuesday for Ohio, to join some OF
her relations.
w. S. MadduX & Co., have just
received a large stock of Lap Busters.
They have a.handsOme assortment OF
these goods, and at prices to suit
everybody. Go and see them.
Several car loads of timber were
received at the spoke and handle
factory this week. AS this happens
almost every week down there it has
about ceased to be an item of news.
In the District Conference of the
NJ. f. church, at Tullahoma this
week, Capt. j. W. Irwin, of this
place, was elected as one of the dele.
gates to the next annual conference
The invitation for everybody tC
call on John JOSS and get a deliciou,
saucer Of ice cream or glass of sodl
water, is renewed. Nothing is better
these hot days.
The show did not bring as large
crowd to town as entertainments O
that nature generally do. The crowt
was in proportion to its newspaper
advertising-rather short.
The base ball club will 60 t.
Smithville today'to play the secont
game with the Smithville club
Quite a crowd of friends will escor
the boys down and cheer for them.
"Wednesday, June lst, will b.
Commencement day at G. F. College
Literary and musical programs of I'm
usual interest are now being arranged
for commencement entertainments
We have just received an elegan
line of Gents Fine Custom-mad,
Shoes, manufactured by Hanan 4
Son, of New York. Call and exam
inc them. j. C. NJ. Ross & Son.
MIR. Bethel Webb and wife, o
Smithville, have been visiting tn
family of his brother, Mr.. E. Webb
at this place for the last week. Mr.
Webb was also counsel in some of tn,
cases before our Circuit court.
The fourth series of shares in tn
McMinnville Building, Loan ant
Savings Association will be opened
June list. If you want any of thes
shares it would be well to secure then
at once from the Secretary, Mr.. G. T
Thurman.
The Band will give a strawberr,
and ice cream supper, and open al
concert, in the park next Thursda,
night, May 26. The simple announce
ment of this fact is sufficient to secur
them a big crowd. Of,course yor
will be there.
-Messrs. w. T. Vaughan & Co.
have started another feather removal
ing machine. They took out fou
new wagons from this place las
Monday. They will locate one ma
chine at Manchester and one at Hills
boro for the next few weeks.
The handsomest piece of Monu
mental work ever put up in McMinr
vile now stands in Messrs. j. I
Wilson q Cos. yard, on Sprin
street. 1t is a ten foot monument fo
Mr.. Mack Vanatta, and goes to libel
ty, in DeKalb county.
Some two or three nights sine
Mr.. Lafayette Hayes, of Irving Col
lege, fired two shots at some idividu